BIP: Urban Utopia?! Cities in the making - CoCreating cultural spaces

From 9th-19th of August 2026, the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg will host the EU GREEN Blended Intensive Program (BIP) #Urban Utopia?! Cities in the Making – CoCreating cultural spaces. Students from the EU GREEN partner universities of Sweden, Romania, Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Poland, and Ireland are invited to join this event to support the realization of the SGDs.

Thematically, the BIP will focus on participatory process design, inclusion, and community building, while exploring the Science Port in Magdeburg as a multifunctional living, working, and leisure space to be developed sustainably. An environment-centered perspective will be adopted, viewing the Science Port as a place of resources, public space, and the provision of common goods. Furthermore, you will work in a people-centered way, linking the local space with issues of social justice. We will also look at intercultural perspectives and how to design living environments based on people's needs and in a democratic way.

Therefore, the Blended Intensive Program is divided into an academic program in the morning and workshops in the afternoon which offer the chance to transform the theoretical and analytical knowledge of the academic program into creative and hands-on practices.

The BIP will culminate in a public cultural festival, presenting artworks, performances, and installations developed during the program. You’ll take part in one morning seminar and one afternoon workshop, giving you the chance to dive deeply into your chosen topics over the full course of the summer school.